 You were drowning and Jesus threw you a life preserver. Not exactly. In Ephesians 2 it says that we were dead in our trespasses and sins. The truth is we drowned in the ocean of our sin, but Jesus dove in, pulled us from the depths, washed us with His blood, and breathed new life into us. Flushing out the sin that had occupied our lungs, reviving our cold hearts to beat again. Later on in Ephesians it says, for by grace you've been saved through faith and this is not of your own doing. It is a gift from God, not a result of work, so that no one may boast. God did it all. We can't claim any of the glory, but now our lives are to be a reflection of His glory. And in that we will find our most fulfilling life.